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Obama MidEast Diplomacy Derailed by his Propaganda War, Gareth Porter in Washington, D.C., and Muhammad Khurshid in Pakistan Talk Nation Radio for March 24, 2010 Is Obama policy in the MidEAst Floundering because a Propaganda War is Derailing Diplomatic Opportunities? Journalist Gareth Porter joins us to discuss U.S. policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq. He is an expert on history, diplomacy, and U.S. National Security Policy, and has been studying missed opportunities for peace and... Topics: Pakistan, Afghanistan, civilian casualties, diplomacy, propaganda war, Task Force 714, covert...

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A tribute to and celebration of great American men and women, known and unknown, who dared and suffered to speak truth to power. The long and ongoing struggle to put an end to war and the causes of war, and to imagine a better world, is celebrated in story and song, poetry and reminiscence, montage and collage - weighted in the present but rooted in and drawing from the fibers of an American tradition. Those who, like many of us, cut their teeth in the sixties will find poignant reminders of a... Source: WBAI

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A tribute to and celebration of great American men and women, known and unknown, who dared and suffered to speak truth to power. The long and ongoing struggle to put an end to war and the causes of war, and to imagine a better world, is celebrated in story and song, poetry and reminiscence, montage and collage - weighted in the present but rooted in and drawing from the fibers of an American tradition. Those who, like many of us, cut their teeth in the sixties will find poignant reminders of a... Source: WBAI

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A tribute to and celebration of great American men and women, known and unknown, who dared and suffered to speak truth to power. The long and ongoing struggle to put an end to war and the causes of war, and to imagine a better world, is celebrated in story and song, poetry and reminiscence, montage and collage - weighted in the present but rooted in and drawing from the fibers of an American tradition. Those who, like many of us, cut their teeth in the sixties will find poignant reminders of a... Source: WBAI

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A tribute to and celebration of great American men and women, known and unknown, who dared and suffered to speak truth to power. The long and ongoing struggle to put an end to war and the causes of war, and to imagine a better world, is celebrated in story and song, poetry and reminiscence, montage and collage - weighted in the present but rooted in and drawing from the fibers of an American tradition. Those who, like many of us, cut their teeth in the sixties will find poignant reminders of a... Source: WBAI

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A clip from Iranian director Jafar Panahi's black football comedy, Offside. A group of women, who are banned from watching live football, have tried to sneak into a stadium to see Iran's final qualifying match for the World Cup. Unfortunately they are caught and held in custody - what happens when one of them wants to go to the ladies? See the original article, plus interview with Panahi at this link: http://www.opendemocracy.net/arts-Film/offside_3620.jsp.

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A clip from Iranian director Jafar Panahi's black football comedy, Offside. What happens at the end of the match? See the original article, plus interview with Panahi at this link: http://www.opendemocracy.net/arts-Film/offside_3620.jsp

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Sacramento man Gabriel Williams is back home for a few days break from his job as Assistant Minister for Information for the government of Liberia. We first met him in May on the eve of his departure for Monrovia. The play "Sex Talk" is coming to Sacramento this weekend. Written by former Sacramento resident Gaelika Brown, the play consists of three women giving monologues on a variety of topics from romance to relationships, sex to STDs. Today on Insight, Brown and other castmembers... Topics: Liberia, Gabriel Williams, Sex Talk, Gaelika Brown, hip hop, Angry Black White Boy, Crocker Art...

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On the Kennedy assassination; interview by William O'Connell. Recorded: 29 Dec. 1967. Description: Josiah Thompson is interviewed about his book "Six Seconds in Dallas about the President Kennedy Assassination".(58 min.) BB4627 Pacifica Radio Archives. Topics: kennedy, assassination, dallas, pacifica, coverup

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Talk Nation Radio for July 21, 2010 Produced in Connecticut by Dori Smith and syndicated nationally with Pacifica Network TRT: 29:00 With a storm approaching, we hear from Admiral Thad Allen, and scientist Samantha Joye describes the dangers she is familiar with as we discuss the Deep Water Horizon spill and complications involving Methane and other gases. With bad weather, a tropical depression storm approaching the Gulf of Mexico, the government and BP Joint Task Force called a press... Topics: Samantha Joye, University of Georgia, Dept. of Marine Science, Admiral Thad Allen, Incident...

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Wish you could hear as well as see openDemocracy? Well now you can! Listen to the first of our weekly poDcasts. Topic: opendemocracy, podcast, pilot, democracy, Isabel Hilton, Sidney Blumental, Alain de Botton, mp3,...

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Wish you could hear as well as see openDemocracy? Well now you can! Listen to our weekly poDcast. Topic: opendemocracy, podcast, pilot, democracy, Kamin Mohammadi, Tehran, Iran, President Mahmoud... Source: opendemocracy

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Wish you could hear as well as see openDemocracy? Well now you can! Listen to our weekly poDcast. Topic: opendemocracy, podcast, pilot, democracy, Iraq, President, politics, Ali Allawi, Siobhan O'Connell,...

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Wish you could hear as well as see openDemocracy? Well now you can! Listen to the second of our weekly poDcasts. Topic: opendemocracy, podcast, pilot, democracy, Isabel Hilton, Sidney Blumental, Alain de Botton, mp3,... Source: opendemocracy

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Wish you could hear as well as see openDemocracy? Well now you can! Listen to our weekly poDcast. Topic: opendemocracy, podcast, pilot, democracy, Isabel Hilton, Sidney Blumental, Alain de Botton, mp3,... Source: opendemocracy

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34 year-old American bass opera singer Elfego Esparza, born in Texas, discusses his opera training and career. He began singing at the age of 17. After being advised to train in Europe, he went to Germany to study, then returned to the United States to further his training. He has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera Company, and several opera houses throughout Europe. Source: KPFA

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Bruce Brown of Public Affairs Department of WBAI introduces the first of two speeches on the origins of the Gay Rights Movement. Recorded during the Organization of American Historians Convention in New York City. Following, Dr. James Levin of Special Programs department of City College of New York, speaks about his concern with the reconstruction of the early history of the Gay Movement from the period of World War II to around 1959. Levin is National president of the Gay Academic Union,... Source: WBAI

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Recording contains Susan Anderson's 1976 interview with Maya Angelou, talking about her new book Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas, her first friendship with a white woman, her sense of religion, her career, and her never ending sense of frustration with her writing. Recording also includes excerpts from Angelou's 1982 speech given at Los Angeles Community College talking about the differences between white women and black women and the women's movement. During her speech... Source: KPFK

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Should California join a "compact" of states whose electoral votes would go with the winner of the popular vote in the next presidential election? Today on Insight, the author of a bill that would do just that tells you about it and an expert weighs in. You'll hear about a Chico hazing incident and the bill it has inspired. Local musician Matthew Grasso performs live in our studio on an extended 25-string guitar, an instrument he invented. Topics: electoral college, popular vote, hazing, Chico, Matthew Grasso, raga guitar, KXJZ, Insight,...

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Series Title:Conflict and consensus in ChinatownDescription: Documentary on a rally against Japanese colonization of the Tiao-Yu Tai islands off of the coast of Taiwan in St. Mary's Square in San Francisco's Chinatown, held by the Northern California Tiao-Yu Tai Defense League. Franz Schurmann (1926-2010), professor of sociology at University of California, Berkeley, provides context for the rally. Contains excerpts from a number of speeches from the rally by members of various community... Topics: californialightandsound, Northern California Tiao-Yu Tai Defense League, Protests, demonstrations,... Source: 1 Tape of 1 : 1/4 inch audio tape

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California trade offices overseas have drawn criticism for being ineffective, but a new office hopes to boost new business. Today you'll hear California's trade director in Armenia and other experts talk about how effective a trade office can be. Northern California's Abbey of New Clairvaux monastery is home to one of the state's oldest vineyards. Today you'll meet the Father and the winemaker. Topics: Overseas trading post, Old California vineyard, KXJZ, Sacramento Public Radio